Watercolor and Salt Painting

My afterschool watercolor class has been a lot of fun, and it keeps me on the lookout for simple images to paint.
1. For this painting, I plan to have the students trace a small cup for a round head. A line is drawn to the right, and curve below to make a large half circle for the body. Two legs are added, curves for the tail, and details on the head. All these lines are traced with a crayon when complete.
2. My favorite way for young ones to paint is still with dissolved watercolor tablets. They can just concentrate on filling the shapes, and not about getting the right amount of water mixed with the paint. 1’m going to have the students paint the body first, and then sprinkle a bit of salt on it while the paint is still wet. The salt absorbs the water, makes a cool texture, and may be rubbed off when the entire painting is complete. After the body is filled, the background may be painted in with one or more colors.

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